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Interested in supporting Israeli agriculture? The Ministry of Agriculture published a guide for identifying Israeli produce

Official guide on how to identify Israeli produce in the marketplace. Are we willing on paying more for Israeli produce, and for which types of fruits and...

Sending shemitah carobs to America for Tu Bishevat

Chanukah Lights with Shemitah Oil

Is it permissible to use shemitah oil for Chanukah lights? A review of the parameters of permitted benefit from Chanukah lights and the implications on using...

Olive pomace – kedushat shevi'it in olive oil production

The olive oil preparation process generates much waste, most of which is known as olive pomace and olive mill wastewater (OMWW). Do these two byproducts have...

Trees that self-seeded during shemitah

Can I leave in my garden a tree that self-seeded during shemitah? Can I move it after shemitah to a different location?

Locking gardens in the eighth year

Until what date must tree owners allow entry to their gardens or orchards during the eighth year to allow others to harvest the holy fruit?

Zecher LeHakhel

When did the zecher lehakel ceremonies start?

Zecher to the Mitzvah of Hakhel, Source Sheet

When is it permissible to buy vegetables in the eighth year without knowing their shemitah status?

When and why we can buy produce on the 8th year? Did Chazal forbid sefichin even during the 8th year? An explanation of the chart put out by Torah VeHa'aretz...

Shemitah calendar for vegetables

When does each kind of vegetable have kedushat shevi'it, and when is its' bi'ur time? Appendix C of the Consumer's Guide to Shemitah.